Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said the focus on caste and religion in Uttar Pradesh politics has made politicians complacent, making them sideline the real issues.
Gandhi accepted that the Congress organization had weakened in the state over the past few decades but the party has worked hard now to rebuild it and reconnect with the public.
On a question related to the dominance of caste and religion in Uttar Pradesh since 1989, Gandhi told , “It is correct that UP’s politics has become about caste and religion, but the fact is that this kind of politics has contributed nothing to the progress of the state. It has not only pushed the state back but has enabled the political class to become complacent.”